After a year, Michigan’s EV Jobs Academy program has helped start technician training classes to prepare the next generation of workers for an evolving automotive industry.
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Covering the intersection of business and policy, and informing Michigan employers and workers on the long road back from coronavirus. Our Michigan Economic Dashboard shows key metrics that show how the state is performing.
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Gotion scores court win in battle to build battery plant in Green Township
A federal judge has sided with Gotion Inc., upholding a preliminary injunction issued after the Green Township Board tried to stall efforts to build a battery plant near Big Rapids.
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Mackinac Island Ferry Co. halting service to make $4 million in repairs
The Mackinac Island Ferry Co. will stop making trips to and from the island effective Monday as it makes $4 million in repairs. That leaves Shepler’s as the only ferry option.
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Pump prices could drop in Michigan after EPA lifts summer-gasoline mandate
The Environmental Protection Agency issued an emergency fuel waiver in Michigan, Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin that could provide some price relief for drivers.
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Michigan minimum wage increase is ‘nightmare’ for restaurants, industry says
The top official of the Michigan Restaurant and Lodging Association says a court ruling this week to eventually abolish the lower, tipped minimum wage will hurt an industry still suffering from the pandemic.
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Rite Aid closures in Michigan gain speed; 123 stores added since mid-June
Bankruptcy documents lay out Rite Aid’s shift to Michigan stores in its efforts to downsize.
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Michigan minimum wage to rise, tipped wage to disappear, under blockbuster ruling
A Michigan Supreme Court ruling will likely raise the minimum wage to over $12 an hour in February and higher in future years, giving a raise to tens of thousands of workers. Business leaders called it ‘catastrophic.’
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Gretchen Whitmer is all-in on EVs. But state’s fleet is almost all gas powered
The Democratic governor is bullish on subsidizing the switch to EVs, but so far, only 14 of the state’s 14,482 cars are zero-emissions. She’s pushing for more.
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Miniature museum in northern Michigan offers wacky take on taxidermy
Picture a series of dollhouses with the most whimsical dead mice you’ll ever see.
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Up North businesses help fill Michigan’s EV charging station gap
An increasing number of customers are looking for EV charging options at hotels, wineries and restaurants in the state’s hottest summer destinations. Businesses are stepping up.